Repeat ESA medicals deferred for two years
Dear Department for Work and Pensions,
I want a copy of the memo talked about at
One unpublished section of the memo states that:
http://www.benefitsandwork.co.uk/news/26...
“Scans will be run from 18 January to identify and defer Employment and Support Allowance repeat referrals. The impact of this should be seen from 20 January.
“The scans will be managed centrally and will result in a reduction in the number of Work Available Reports.”
The DWP mole informs us that the scan has caused reassessments due in late January through February to be moved on by two years. The same scan is due to be run each month throughout the year. Each time, all those due to be reassessed will be given a two year deferral. So someone due to be sent back to Atos on 1 February 2014, for example, will not now be re-examined until 1 February 2016.
Yours faithfully,
Carole Muller
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